Spring Research Conference

Welcome

Welcome to the Spring Research Conference (SRC) 2016 website. We are excited to host SRC 2016 on May 25-27, 2016 at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL and hope that your time at the conference will be meaningful and your stay is enjoyable.

Spring Research Conference 2016 Attendees

About Spring Research Conference 2016

SRC is sponsored by the American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences (SPES) and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). In 2016, the conference will be hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. The conference has been in existence since 1994 and recent conferences have been hosted by the Procter & Gamble Company at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati, OH (2015), the University of Washington (2014), UCLA (2013), and Harvard (2012).

The purpose of SRC is to promote research in statistical methods that address problems in industry and technology and to stimulate interactions among statisticians, researchers in the application areas, and industrial practitioners.

Conference Overview

The conference will consist of keynote speakers, invited and contributed sessions and plenty of time for networking and collaboration. There are also scholarships available for students and those starting their careers.

Speaker Information

Professor Jeff Wu

Georgia Institute of TechnologyKeynote Speaker

Professor Henry Wynn

London School of EconomicsKeynote Speaker

Professor Dennis K.J. Lin

We are organizing an optional social event after the conference ends on Friday 5/27 as a fun way to spend the afternoon. Seeing Chicago from a boat—both on the river and the lake—is a wonderful way to get acquainted with the city. Even if you have been here before or live nearby, the lovely views never[…]

Registration fee includes Wednesday and Thursday lunch, food will be provided at the reception on Wednesday night, and banquet on Thursday night. All conference events will be held on IIT’s main campus. The campus can be reached conveniently in several ways from downtown hotels: CTA red line train, CTA green line train, CTA bus #29 (State street bus that stops[…]

The conference will consist of keynote speakers, invited and contributed sessions and plenty of time for networking and collaboration. There are also scholarships available for students and those starting their careers.

The Applied Mathematics Department at Illinois Tech offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Applied Mathematics, a Professional Master's degree, plus two interdisciplinary degrees: a Master of Mathematical Finance, offered with the Stuart School of Business, and a Master in Data Science, offered with the Computer Science Department.